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they play with dice, they play with a mud-garment, they play with a bent stick, they play with a mock-up, they play with a swing, they play with leaf-houses, they play with toy chariots, they play with toy bows, they play with letter-games, they play with mind-games, they play with guessing-games— this is bodily play. What is verbal play? Mouth-drum, mouth-support Enough of face-drumming, face-wrinkling, face-contorting, face-distorting, acting, chattering, singing, playful actions – this is verbal play. That which is called sexual intercourse is an ignoble practice, a village practice, a base practice, a gross practice, ending in water, secret, a two-by-two union. For what reason is it called sexual intercourse? It is a practice of two similar ones who are lustful, deeply attached, flowing with desire, overcome, with minds consumed; for that reason it is called sexual intercourse. Just as two quarrelers are called a pair, two disputants, two talkers, two involved in a legal case, two debaters, two speakers, two conversers are called a pair; just so, it is a practice of two similar ones who are lustful, deeply attached, flowing with desire, overcome, with minds consumed; for that reason it is called sexual intercourse. Adornment is of two kinds: there is adornment for a householder, there is adornment for a renunciant. What is the adornment for a householder? Hair and beard, garlands and perfumes and unguents, ornaments and adornments, clothes and beds and seats, wrapping, rubbing, massaging, bathing, anointing, mirror, collyrium, garlands and unguents, face powder, face paint, hand-bands, topknot-bands, staff-sheath, sword, umbrella, decorated sandals, turban, jewel, yak-tail whisk, white clothes, long-fringed clothes, and so on – this is the adornment for a householder. What is the adornment for a renunciant? Adornment of robes, adornment of bowls, adornment of dwelling places, or the adornment, beautification, play, excessive play, greed, greediness, fickleness, flightiness of this putrid body or of external requisites – this is the adornment for a renunciant. Sloth, deceit, laughter, play, sexual intercourse, one should abandon along with adornment. And sloth and deceit and laughter Play and sexual conduct, with adornment, with retinue, with paraphernalia, with requisites, one should abandon, dispel, make an end of, bring to naught. Sloth, delusion, laughter, play, sexual conduct, one should abandon with adornment. Therefore the Blessed One said: ‘‘One should not indulge in sleep, one should cultivate wakefulness, ardent; Sloth, delusion, laughter, play, sexual conduct, one should abandon with adornment.’’ 162. Atharvan magic, dreams, omens, one should not practice, nor astrology; Bird cries, conception rituals, medicine, my follower should not resort to. Atharvan magic, dreams, omens, one should not practice, nor astrology. Atharvan practitioners employ Atharvan magic, when a city is besieged, or when battle is imminent, against enemy armies, adversaries, foes, they cause calamity, they cause distress, they cause sickness, they cause fever, they cause pain, they cause cholera, they cause dysentery. Thus Atharvan practitioners employ Atharvan magic. Dream interpreters declare dreams: ‘Whoever sees a dream in the forenoon, such is the result. Whoever sees a dream at midday, such is the result. Whoever sees a dream in the evening, such is the result. Whoever in the first watch... whoever in the middle watch... whoever in the last watch... whoever lies on their right side... whoever lies on their left side... whoever lies supine... whoever lies prone... whoever sees the moon... whoever sees the sun... whoever sees the great ocean... whoever sees Sineru, the king of mountains... whoever sees an elephant... whoever sees a horse... whoever sees a chariot... whoever sees infantry... whoever sees a battle array... whoever sees a delightful park... whoever sees a delightful forest... whoever sees delightful land... whoever sees a delightful pond, such is the result.’ Thus dream interpreters declare dreams. Readers of marks declare marks: gem marks, staff marks, cloth marks, sword marks, arrow marks, bow marks, weapon marks, woman marks, man marks, maiden marks, boy marks, female slave marks, male slave marks, elephant marks, horse marks, buffalo marks, bull marks, ox marks, goat marks, sheep marks, fowl marks, quail marks, iguana marks, small animal marks, turtle marks, deer marks, thus they say. Thus, readers of marks declare marks. Readers of constellations declare constellations. Twenty-eight constellations. With this constellation, entry into a house should be made, with this constellation, a crown should be bound, with this constellation, a marriage should be performed, with this constellation, seed-sowing should be done, with this constellation, cohabitation should be undertaken. Thus, readers of constellations declare constellations. Atharva-lore, dreams, marks, one should not practice, nor constellations. Atharva-lore, and dreams, and marks, and constellations, one should not practice, nor engage in, nor fully engage in, nor abide by. Or rather, one should not take up, nor learn, nor hold, nor consider, nor observe, nor employ. Atharva-lore, dreams, marks, one should not practice, nor constellations. And animal cries, and causing conception, and medicine, my follower should not resort to. Animal cries are called the speech of animals. Readers of animal speech declare animal speech. They know the cries or sounds of birds or quadrupeds. Thus, readers of animal speech declare animal speech. Those who cause conception establish conception. For two reasons, conception is not established: either by insects or by wind disorders. They give medicine to counteract insects or wind disorders. Thus, conception Practices for conception establish a fetus. Medicine means five medicines – eye-surgery, surgery, general medicine, demonology, pediatrics. Māmako means one devoted to the Buddha, devoted to the Dhamma, devoted to the Sangha, or one who cherishes the Blessed One, or the Blessed One cherishes that person. This was said by the Blessed One: “Monks, those monks who are deceitful, stubborn, talkative, boastful, arrogant, unconcentrated, those monks, Monks, are not dear to me. And those monks, Monks, are far removed from this Dhamma-Vinaya, and those monks do not attain growth, increase, and fullness in this Dhamma-Vinaya. But, Monks, those monks who are not deceitful, not talkative, wise, not stubborn, well-concentrated, those monks, Monks, are dear to me, and those monks, Monks, are not far removed from this Dhamma-Vinaya, and those monks attain growth, increase, and fullness in this Dhamma-Vinaya.” “Deceitful, stubborn, talkative, boastful, Arrogant, unconcentrated; They do not grow in the Dhamma, Taught by the Perfectly Self-Awakened One. “Not deceitful, not talkative, wise, Not stubborn, well-concentrated; They indeed grow in the Dhamma, Taught by the Perfectly Self-Awakened One.” Omens, conception-practices, and medicine, a devoted one should not engage in. A devoted one should not engage in, not resort to, not associate with, not practice, not follow, not undertake, not live by omens, conception-practices, and medicine. Or, should not grasp, not learn, not hold, not bear in mind, not discern, not apply – omens, conception-practices, and medicine, a devoted one should not engage in. Therefore, the Blessed One said: “Atharvanic spells, dreams, omens, One should not practice, nor astrology; Omens, conception-practices, and medicine, A devoted one should not engage in.” 163. A monk should not tremble at blame, Nor be elated when praised; Greed with stinginess, And anger with slander, he should cast away. Should not tremble at blame. Here, some monks blame by birth by birth, or by clan, or by good family, or by beauty, or by wealth, or by study, or by profession, or by craft, or by knowledge, or by learning, or by ready wit, or by any other thing, they blame, they censure, they revile, blamed, censured, reviled, by blame, by censure, by reviling, by disrepute, by slander, he should not tremble, should not shake, should not be greatly shaken, should not be afraid, should not be terrified, should not be greatly terrified, should not fear, should not fall into fright, he should be fearless, unshaken, unafraid, unretreating, having abandoned fear and terror, with hair standing on end gone, he should dwell – he should not shake from blame. A praised monk should not rise up. Herein some monks praise by birth, or by clan, or by good family, or by beauty, or by wealth, or by study, or by profession, or by craft, or by knowledge, or by learning, or by ready wit, or by any other thing, they praise, they extol, they glorify, they commend, praised, extolled, glorified, commended, by praise, by extolling, by glorifying, by commendation, he should not make elevation, should not make rising up, should not make conceit, should not make arrogance, he should not generate conceit thereby, he should not be stiff thereby, stiff-necked, with head held high – a praised monk should not rise up. He should drive away greed with stinginess, and anger with slander. Greed is that greed, coveting, the state of coveting, attachment, being attached, the state of being attached, covetousness, greed, a root of unwholesome states. Stinginess means five kinds of stinginess – stinginess regarding dwelling... (etc.) ... grasping is called stinginess. Anger is that vexation of mind, resentment, opposition, hostility, wrath, strong wrath, intense wrath, hatred, strong hatred, intense hatred, mental affliction, mental corruption, anger, being angry, the state of being angry, hatred, being hateful, the state of being hateful, affliction, being afflicted, the state of being afflicted, opposition, strong opposition, fierceness, ill-temper, displeasure of mind. Slander And here, some person is a slanderer, having heard here,